Barrel lift



March 5, 1929. J, 1,704,054

BARREL LIFT Filed May 21, 1927 Patented Mar. 5, 1929.

d'lA'llES GEORGE J. IMILLER, 01? BS0131", IOWA.

BARREL LIFT.

Application filed May 21,

This invention aims to provide a simple means whereby one man can handlea heavy barrel or oth 1' container, and swing it to and from anapproximately horizontal position.

Figure 1 is a side elevation; Figure 2 is a top plan and Figure 3 is anend elevation.

i The device includes arched rockers 1, preferably angle members, eachincluding acurved body 2 and a straight man 3 one end of the body thebody portions of rockers being joined by cross braces 1 and transverseconnections 5 at the ends of the braces, the arms 3 being joined by atrai'isverse connection 15. 'lfie rods 6 connect the ends of the rockers1, and on the tie rods 6 are mounted hook-shaped clips 7 adapted toengage the chines of a bari rel or drum the clips being held on the tierods and the tie rods being held in the ends of the rockers 1 by nuts 8threaded on the tie rods.

A transverse shaft 9 is mounted to rock in the bodies of the members 1,and is supplied intermediate its ends with a loop-shaped prop On end ofthe shaft 9 is a handle 11 of considerable weight adapted to engage astop 12 Which may be placed in any one of a number of holes 16 formed inthe body 2 of one of the rockers 1.

Suppose that the device is placed on a barrel or other cylindricalcontainer, as shown in lligure 1 and that the barrel is standing up onthe end that marked by the numeral 1 1. 'lhen, a singlc person can turnthe barrel over ei'idwise easily, and bring the barrel down into theposition shown in Figure 1., so that the contents of the barrel can bedrained out 1927. Serial No. 193,325.

by the usual spigot (not shown) that is in serted into the end of thebarrel. The barrel and the rocker frame are swung in the direction ofthe arrow A in Figure 1, a little beyond the position shown in thatfigure. The Weight of the handle 11 causes the prop 10 to swing in thedirection of the arrow B into the position shown in Figure 1 and thenthe device is permitted to rock back until it is supported by means ofthe prop 10. When the parts are arranged as shown in Figure 1, thehandle 11 hits against the stop 12. The stop 12 may be put in any o1 theholes 16, thereby to vary the position of the prop 10 with res ect tothe floor 17, and to adjust the position of the barrel'or othercontainer with respect to the horizontal.

What is claimed is A barrel hoist comprising arched rockers, ineansforholding a barrel or the like on the rockers means for connecting therockers to form a rigid structure, a transverse shaft journaled in therockers and supplied intermediate its ends with a projecting prop ahandle on one end of the shaft and extended upwardly above one rockerfor convenient manipulation, and a stop on said rocker and wherewith thehandle is adapted to engage, the handle being heavy enough to rotate theshaft, bring the prop into Working position, and cause the handle toengage the stop as aforesaid. 1

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto allixedmy signature.

enoaen J. MILLER.

